BEHAVIOR IN GROUPS. EXPERIMENTING WITH SIMULATED MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

Contents: Introduction Rules of the traditional formal organization Inefficiencies of formal organization Satisfaction with current organization Methods for the comparative study of formal organizations Planning the model Competition Reducing interaction potential by rule Tangible products Planning and production An industrial climate Towards simulating a producing organization The porthole production exercise Comparison of a simpler with a more complex line-staff organization Comparison of a line-staff organization with a formal system of overlapping committees.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0255141

Entities

People

  • Bernard M. Bass

Organizations

  • Louisiana State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Competition
  • Production

Readers

  • Economics
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design